Town Hall · Dixon

Dixon, IL town hall & government

Dixon spent $882,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $52 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dixon's government.

Town budget

Where Dixon's money goes

Spent
$882,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$52
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$433,00049%
Administration & buildings
$339,00038%
Health & welfare
$56,0006%
Paid to other governments
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$45,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • From the state 34%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Dixon collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dixon

Full-time staff
10
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
10 full-time20 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dixon didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dixon Unit School District 170

Dixon's K–12 school district, shared with Dixon, Grand Detour, South Dixon, Nelson, Palmyra and Nachusa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,626
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,471
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,626 per pupil, $10,159 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Dixon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,763
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.08%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$132,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Dixon's government

🏛️ Official websitediscoverdixon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dixon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dixon

Dixon is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Dixon's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

You’re browsing

Dixon

Illinois · IL · Lee County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Dixon is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01